Asset Management, Global Special Solutions, Lawyer, Executive Director

Asset Management, Global Special Solutions, Lawyer, Executive Director, London

LONDON, LONDON, United Kingdom

• Job Identification
• Business Unit Asset & Wealth Management
• Posting Date 02/20/2026, 11:59 AM
• Locations 60 Victoria Embankment, London, Greater London, EC4Y 0JP
  , GB
• Apply Before 03/13/2026, 04:00 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day

JPMorgan Private Markets - Special Situations Lawyer – ED

Global Special Situations (‘GSS’) is a stand‑alone business within the Private Markets division of JPMorgan Asset Management. Since 2018, GSS has been leading the build out private credit investing and fundraising across its event driven, stressed, distressed, special situations and complex performing strategies that target investment opportunities in North America and EMEA across the capital structure, including restructures, bespoke lending and opportunistic market dislocations.

The business has centers in London and New York. GSS investment strategies are offered to international clients through a range of fund structures, SMAs and specialist investment vehicles. The GSS business legal team can utilize significant internal and external resources and are also expected to be personally hands‑on in a fast moving and intellectually interesting investment team.

The opportunity is for an executive director join the situational investment team as a desk lawyer jointly reporting to the Head of Research and the COO of the business.

• Lead EMEA Special Situations / Private Credit deal legal work through the deal lifecycle (sourcing, due diligence, structuring, negotiation, execution, monitoring, restructuring and exit)
• Subject to suitable prior experience, ideally, take the lead on fund formation / investment vehicle work (and ancillary client DD / negotiations / side letters)
• Support other legal matters across the GSS business, for example in regards fund financing, ISDA/TRS, service provider contracts, BHCA/Volcker/SEC/AIFMD/ FCA regulatory matters.

European languages are advantageous but not a requirement.

• Extensive special situations legal experience is mandatory.
• The business is seeking a UK (London) based lawyer that has a strong understanding of trade documentation, and has direct experience with drafting and negotiating credit documentation.

The candidate must be a self‑starter who is able to work independently and is also comfortable being part of a larger investment team. The candidate will work with all members of the investment and business teams in London as well as in NY, especially when covering our NY lawyer. Strong and relevant legal experience is crucial. Communication and collaboration skills are also critical.

The winning candidate should possess energy and a hunger to drive the business forwards in all regards.

Strong legal analysis and experience is required across a broad range of financing, credit and equity related instruments including new issuance, major modifications, secondary transactions and securitizations in support of a dynamic investment strategy.

• Ability to work closely with the investment team and COO to provide legal analysis in a fast moving business setting.
• The lawyer will be expected to work with the investment team, COO and Head of Operations, on all legal matters throughout the course of an investment, including negotiation and drafting of confidentiality agreements, term sheets, and final deal documentation.
• Once assigned to work with an investment team member, the lawyer will be expected to become familiar and provide guidance on key legal documentation including credit agreements, and bond indentures. In addition, the lawyer will be expected to provide guidance on proposed changes to key legal documentation, including amendments and waivers.
• Support the COO to drive the management and strategic growth of the GSS business and private credit more broadly, such tasks may include legal, regulatory, tax, compliance, client and control environment matters as may be required from time to time.
• The lawyer is expected to…